Martin wrote:
kerrminator wrote:
Martin wrote:
nick_viking wrote:
The most important person in boxing?
Manny Pacquiao is.
He's the hottest property in boxing - he can choose who he wants to fight. All the people around him can set fights up for him, but ultimately it's his decision at the end of the day. He has the largest following, he generates the most money.
Cant be him (nor any fighter)
If Pac was to disappear tomorow the fight game would still go on and the impact of a disappearing fighter would create a bit of mysterious curiosity amongst pundits and fans....nothing more.
True, but what if you said the same thing of Richard Schaffer, Oscar De La Hoya, Bob Arum, or Greenburg?
Would boxing be affected in the same way if any of them left the sport compared to Manny Pacquiao departing the sport?
No one outside the hardcore boxing fans even knows who they are, (ODLH excluded). And they would replaced instantly by an equally faceless person.
I think Kerrm's right.
If a fighter disappears, another will take the spotlight. The fact that Oscar hung around for so long took the attention away from other, more deserving fighters. Now everything is focused on Paquiao, but if he went maybe HBO would concentrate on someone else.
The most important person is someone with the power to make the best fight the best. Thus keeping fans interested, ensuring the health of the sport.
